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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Channelized user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.005-27.135 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX Max 60 W ? 80-100 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1979 and 1983 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 ZODIAC-P-002012CH FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E